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Power Forward · Olimpia Milano

Linas Kleiza

Age 41 · Lithuania · 203 cm (6'8") · 111 kg · Born Jan 3, 1985 · Missouri

9.5 PPG 3.8 RPG 0.8 APG 597 games 11 seasons
Linas Kleiza

Career snapshot

11seasons
597games
5,664career pts
11.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Denver Nuggets · 301 games · 2005-06–2008-09

Position rank · 2011-12

#15PPG rank
#18PER rank
#20WS rank
Among 31 Power Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 17.1 2009-10 · Olympiacos
RPG 6.6 2009-10 · Olympiacos
APG 1.3 2009-10 · Olympiacos
PER 17.9 2009-10 · Olympiacos
WS 4.7 2007-08 · DEN

Draft

2005
Round 1 · Pick 27
by Portland Trail Blazers
from Missouri

Honors & awards

1×
EuroLeague MVP
2010
1×
EuroLeague Scoring Leader
2010

Career by team

AX Armani Exchange Milan
2014-2015 – 2014-2015 · 1 seasons
8.5 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.7 APG
37 games
Olimpia Milano
2014-15 – 2014-15 · 1 seasons
7.3 PPG 3.1 RPG 0.3 APG
24 games
Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball
2013-14 – 2013-2014 · 2 seasons
9.4 PPG 3.3 RPG 0.8 APG
55 games
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2013-14 – 2013-14 · 1 seasons
10.1 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.8 APG
24 games
Fenerbahçe Ulker Istanbul
2013-14 – 2013-14 · 1 seasons
10.1 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.8 APG
24 games
Toronto Raptors
2010-11 – 2011-12 · 2 seasons
10.4 PPG 4.3 RPG 0.9 APG
88 games
Olympiacos B.C.
2009-10 – 2009-10 · 1 seasons
17.1 PPG 6.6 RPG 1.3 APG
22 games
Olympiacos Piraeus
2009-10 – 2009-10 · 1 seasons
17.1 PPG 6.6 RPG 1.3 APG
22 games
Denver Nuggets
2005-06 – 2008-09 · 4 seasons
8.3 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.7 APG
301 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2005-06 DEN 61 2 8.5 3.5 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 44.5 15.4 70.4 13.2 1.2
2006-07 DEN 79 14 18.8 7.6 3.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 42.2 37.6 85.2 11.1 2.8
2007-08 DEN 79 13 23.9 11.1 4.2 1.2 0.6 0.2 47.2 33.9 77.0 14.4 4.7
2008-09 DEN 82 7 22.2 9.9 4.0 0.8 0.4 0.2 44.7 32.6 72.5 13.2 3.6
2009-10 Olympiacos 22 21 30.4 17.1 6.6 1.3 0.7 0.2 54.0 34.9 79.8 17.9 —
2009-10 OLY 22 21 30.4 17.1 6.6 1.3 0.7 0.2 48.0 34.9 79.8 — —
2010-11 TOR 39 23 26.5 11.2 4.5 1.0 0.5 0.2 43.8 29.8 63.1 10.1 -0.3
2011-12 TOR 49 3 21.6 9.7 4.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 40.2 34.6 81.0 12.4 1.5
2013-14 Fenerbahçe 24 7 21.3 10.1 3.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 53.0 30.5 91.8 9.8 —
2013-14 FEN 24 0 21.3 10.1 3.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 45.4 30.5 91.8 — —
2013-14 ULK 24 7 21.3 10.1 3.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 45.4 30.5 91.8 — —
2013-2014 Fenerbahçe 31 0 20.9 8.9 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 46.7 36.4 81.2 — —
2014-15 Olimpia 24 7 19.7 7.3 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 55.1 35.2 78.8 5.3 —
2014-2015 MIL 37 0 18.5 8.5 3.5 0.7 0.3 0.1 45.8 38.4 81.3 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 2014 Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball Olimpia Milano From 2013-14 to 2014-15
Oct 2013 Olympiacos B.C. Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball From 2009-10 to 2013-14
Oct 2010 Denver Nuggets Toronto Raptors From 2008-09 to 2010-11
Oct 2009 Toronto Raptors Olympiacos B.C. From 2011-12 to 2009-10

All entries are offseason.

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Born on January 3

Jake Pelkington 1916 Dick Schulz 1917 Fred Nagy 1924 George McLeod 1931 Don May 1946 · Atlanta Hawks Paul Mokeski 1957 · Milwaukee Bucks Buck Johnson 1964 · Houston Rockets Jay Edwards 1969 · Los Angeles Clippers

About Linas Kleiza

Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the small forward and power forward positions. In 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy winner and a member of the All-EuroLeague First Team.